Months before Anele Tembe allegedly fell to her death after a heated argument with her boyfriend, alias Keenan Forbes, she made a failed suicide attempt from another high-rise, the Hilton Hotel in Durban.
The young woman, who is a qualified chef, claimed she was accosted by police and her cousin and chased off the shelves. Times Live.
AKA said Anele suffered from depression and had suicidal thoughts, but her father, Moses Tembe, vehemently refutes these claims.
Tragically, Anele passed away in Cape Town on April 11, and AKA was shot to death two years later on February 10, 2023. Anele's death is being investigated by a coroner, and seven men have been charged with AKA's murder.
Anele Tembe's suicide bid is widely reported
In December 2020, Anele Tembe made headlines when she tried to jump from the top floor of the 19-story Hilton Hotel.
At the time, Anele accompanied AKA to Durban, where he had just opened Cuba BLK, a restaurant and bar, the day before.
according to times live, Anele was standing on the top shelf early in the morning. Her cousin reportedly tried to pull her off her shelf.
The paper claimed Anele was “extremely aggressive” when approached by authorities.
A source said, “Even outside of her emotional state, she was very aggressive and clearly confrontational. 'Leave me alone, I want to die'… which she kept saying as she fought with the police.”
According to a hotel employee, AKA was inside the hotel.
The worker said: “I could have asked him to come out, but she might have just jumped out. Her cousin was there the whole time, but the moment the police arrived she became very aggressive.” Became.
“We kept encouraging her to keep talking to her cousin…she turned around for a second and started crying in her hands.
“At that moment, the officers…grabbed her. It was a very tense and dangerous action.”
Anele was then taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.
citizen The Hilton claims it was committed to investigating the circumstances of the incident.
A spokesperson told the newspaper: “The health, safety and security of our guests is our top priority and we are cooperating with police following an incident at our hotel this morning.”
Father silences speculation of suicide
Last week marked the third anniversary of Anele Tembe's death, and Moses Tembe reflected on his own grief and the inquest into his daughter's death.
Speaking to SABC's Criselda Lewis, the businesswoman denied allegations that Anele was suicidal or that she jumped to her death from the 10th floor balcony of Cape Town's Pepper Club Hotel.
At the time, Anele was accompanying the rapper to a weekend gig in the city. After her AKA's death, by her own admission, her couple had a heated argument just before her AKA collapsed.
A video circulating on social media showed Anel's half-naked body lying on the road as paramedics tried to save her life.
Moses said: “To see your daughter lying there covered in tinfoil. It was a traumatic experience.
Mixing up the suspicion of suicide, he continued: “We didn't know any details other than that she had fallen…Anele loved her life. She respected herself. I knew her plans and… , knew how much she was looking forward to the next chapter.
“She didn't want to get naked and throw herself away.”
He added, “I had a feeling there was going to be some sort of foul play.''